Aims: This study is designed to determine the frequency of Legionella pneumophila in cold and warm water as well as water containers of newborn incubators in Guilan province hospitals, Iran, using amplification of the macrophage infectivity protein gene (mip gene) by PCR. Study D...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9830
Aim: To determine the prevalence and genotypic characterisation of extended spectrum beta-lactamases produced by gram negative bacilli isolated at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). Samples: Gram negative clinical isolates. Study Design: Laboratory-based descriptive cross...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9792
Aims: We conducted this study to determine if there is any correlation between Classical Multiple Sclerosis and Chlamydophilia pneumoniae infection by ELISA (IgM, IgG, IgA). Study Design: cross sectional study Place and Duration of Study: The present study was performed in the De...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9831
AmpC-BETA Lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae Isolated at a Tertiary Hospital, South Western Uganda Aim: To characterize AmpC-beta lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae isolates from clinical samples at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. Study Design: Laboratory-based descriptive...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/10570
Adama Sow, Marcelin Zounongo Zabré, Mohamed Moctar Mouliom Mouiche, Justin Kouamo, Miguiri Kalandi, Aïssatou Bathily, Germain Jérôme Sawadogo & Georges Anicet Ouédraogo·International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review·2014
Aims: This study aimed at establishing standard values of some biochemical parameters in Burkinabese small ruminants’ breeds and their changes due to the infection of trypanosomes. This work helps determine the prevalence of trypanosomosis in small ruminants in the study area. Ma...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/9962
P. N. Warutere, J. T. Mailutha, E. Gatebe & E. Mwachiro·Advances in Research·2014
An accident is an unintended happening, sometimes resulting from negligence that may result in injury, loss of life or damage to property. Accidents are especially common among children within home or school environments. Schools are supposed to be safe centers of academic and ex...
Objective: To report the outcome at one year after primary trabeculectomy with application of mitomycin-C in patient with primary open angle glaucoma in a rural Black West African population in Cameroon. Patients and Methods: Sixty three consecutive patients were enrolled in th...
Aims: Neighborhood characteristics have been implicated as potential risk and protective characteristics in the development of internalizing disorders. However, few studies have used longitudinal designs or included pre-adolescent children. This study evaluates the association be...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/12894
Short Faculty Led Experiences (SFLE) are becoming very popular among higher education institutions, mainly because the students have the opportunity to travel with a professor, a person that they know and respect, the experience is short, and have the possibility of earn credit/h...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/12895
The study seeks to explore certain variables necessary for the provision of quality science learning in Rivers State. Two sets of questionnaires tagged; “Questionnaire on Quality Science Teaching in Secondary Schools (QQSTSS) and Science Laboratory Apparatus Observational Checkli...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/9826
Oyo State lies in the south-western part of Nigeria. Underlain by three lithological units of the crystalline basement complex, comprising: (i) Migmatite-Gneiss Complex (quartzite, gneissic rocks); (ii) Low to medium grade metasediments (Green schists facies, namely quartz schist...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11569
Background: Interest in avoidance of antibiotic resistance development through non-antibiotic therapeutics prompts development of topical vaginal preparations that may inhibit vaginal microorganisms. Prior data on boric acid, zinc salts and probiotic microorganisms suggests a pot...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12327
Objective: To explore the neuroprotective effect of Irvingia gabonensis (IG) against cadmium-induced oxidative damage in rats brain. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemical sciences, (Biochemistry laboratory), Afe Babalola University and Department of Biochemistry, Ek...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12249
Aim: Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonella enteric serovar Typhi and S. enteric serovar Paratyphi A. B. C. Accurate diagnosis of this illness will greatly reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with it. This study therefore evaluated the available diagnostic methods for ty...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12380
Background: Pegylated interferon (peg-IFN) alpha in combination with weight-based doses of ribavirin is currently recommended as a standard-of-care treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, the low response rate with interferon as well as the high occurren...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/11789